The officers called in the Mission RCMP Serious Crime Section, which determined the man had met with foul pay and called in IHIT. "Investigators will be working throughout the rural neighbourhood conducting inquiries to see what, if anything, neighbours will be able to offer as information regarding a timeline. We are hopeful neighbours will recall anything out of the ordinary they saw over the past few days," Carr said.

He said police have identified the man, but that his name is being withheld to allow family members time to contact other relatives.

The victim is not known to police and rented the rural home.

Carr said an autopsy would be performed to help determine the cause and manner of death. "The autopsy has not yet been scheduled," he said.

Carr said police were waiting for a warrant to search through outbuildings on the lot.

Just two months ago, in April, Mission RCMP were called to a fire on the property next door to the murder scene, where a clandestine drug lab had exploded. "At this point of the investigation it is too early to say if there are any links to gangs, drugs and organized crime," Carr said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-IHIT.

Meanwhile, police are still trying to determine the cause of death of the person found in a shallow grave in Maple Ridge last week, after investigators executed a search warrant on a suspected growing operation. Ridge Meadows RCMP spokesman Dan Herbranson said Tuesday that the investigation is continuing to identify the person whose remains were discovered at the property in the 28000-block of 112th Avenue.

A Radio-Canada reporter has been arrested for alleged criminal harassment while pursuing the subject of a story. According to Radio-Canada, reporter Antoine Trépanier was arrested Tuesday night by Gatineau police. He was released on a promise to appear in court. Trépanier was called by Gatineau police Tuesday evening and an officer requested that he come […]

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